Power tool with compact outer-rotor motor assembly

A power tool comprising:

• a tool housing;
• a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor disposed in the tool housing, the motor comprising:
• a stator including a stator core having an aperture extending therethrough and a plurality of stator windings, a rotor including a cylindrical rotor core supporting at least one permanent magnet around an outer surface of the stator core, a rotor shaft rotatably coupled to the rotor, and a stator mount including a radial member disposed proximate a front end of the stator and an axial member secured to the stator;
• and
• a transmission secured to the tool housing and including an input member coupled to and configured to be rotatably driven by rotation of the rotor shaft, and an output member configured to be driven by rotation of the input member,
• wherein the radial member of the stator mount is secured to the transmission to support the stator at least radially within the rotor, and
• wherein the tool housing comprises a radial wall that extends along a radial direction and is located axially between the motor and the transmission, wherein the radial wall includes an opening through which the stator mount extends such that the radial member is located between the radial wall and the transmission.